There is enough energy for data centers. The bottleneck may be transmission.
Several data center companies were encouraged to move forward with projects after the approval of the Redata in Congress, but the movement is already raising a question among investors and industry technicians. Will there be room for everyone on the electrical grid? Data centers, especially hyperscale ones focused on AI, consume enormous volumes […] The post Is there enough energy for data centers?
Several data center companies are moving forward with projects after the approval of Redata in Congress, but concerns are rising among investors and industry technicians about whether there will be enough space in the electrical grid. Data centers, especially hyperscale ones focused on AI, consume massive amounts of electricity, comparable to large cities.
The NextStream Data Centers CEO, Serafim Abreu Junior, believes that while there is a surplus of renewable energy, mainly in the Northeast, it may be quickly consumed and more generation capacity might be needed, with the main bottleneck being transmission. The National Electric System Operator (ONS) plans to release a map of regions with capacity to receive new installations, as finding space in the grid for large data centers is not trivial, especially in areas like São Paulo where the grid is "exhausted".
Written by urgent.news from Brazil Journal's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
